Crime Rates at Elephant Road, London, SE17 1EX

Elephant Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 15th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elephant Road (SE17 1EX) in the last 12 months was 1003.1 per 1,000 residents and was 397.3% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 290 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -67.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 248.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elephant Road (SE17 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.